1. The Passport of my Language
УМК К. Кауфман, М. Кауфман «Happy English.ru» 8 класс
Unit 4, Lesson 7.
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учителем английского языка
МОУ «Лямбирская СОШ №1»
Егорчиковой К. М.

2. I think everybody should learn Russian
I think everybody should learn Russian. Sometimes I hear that Russian has no future, because it is not very popular language. That is so wrong! In fact Russian is the fifth most frequently spoken language in the world. Just listen to this statistic. Over 150 million people in the world speak Russian as their first language. You will hear Russian in Russia, in the former Soviet republics and in many areas in the USA, Germany and France. In Soviet times about 120 million people in Eastern Europe and Asia learnt Russian as their second language. People may say that Russian is very difficult, but I don’t agree. The Russian language is not much harder than any other foreign language. The alphabet is different, but it is easy enough. After you learn the alphabet (which takes about a week), you will see that Russian spelling is not a problem at all. Believe me, reading and writing in Russian is easier than in English. And finally, Russia has always been one of the richest countries in the world. And today it is an open, friendly country. That’s why a lot of Western companies are interested in Russia and Russian business is becoming international. You shouldn’t forget that Russian scientists, writers and artists have always been world-famous. I think you should learn Russian just to be able to read Pushkin in the original language.
Why to learn Russian?
If you still have any doubts about learning Russian, here are some reasons we think can help you to make the final decision.
The Russian language is the fifth most widely spoken languages in the world. It’s a very beautiful and rich language.
Russia is the largest country in the world, it has played and still plays a significant role in the world history.
A lot of the greatest minds in the world were Russian: Lomonosov, Mendeleev, Pavlov and so on.
Russian literature counts a huge number of great works (Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Tolstoy, Turgenev). You will be able to read them in their original form.
Nowadays you can meet Russians everywhere – they are probably not the most communicative people in the world but they can be really good friends if you happen to make them smile. If you can speak Russian, you can understand Russian mentality better.
The Cyrillic alphabet is quite different from the Latin one. Russian grammar is more complicated than English grammar. Don’t you feel it challenging to learn such a different language? To open your mind to an absolutely different world? Moreover, scientists have proved that learning a foreign language is very beneficial for the brain.
1. Name of my language- Russian 2. It is the official language of (names of the countries) - Russia, the Russian Federation 3. How many people speak it as a first language People understand it in (names of the countries) - Ukraine, Belorussian . 5. How many people speak it as a second language Origins of my language- By the 10th century there were three Slavonic language groups: Western, Southern and Eastern, Russian, together with Ukrainian and Belorussian, comes from the Eastern Slavonic language group. 7. Languages that contributed to my language- Greek, Turkish, Dutch, German, French, English. 8. English words in my language- сlub, spots, start, tennis, leader, pudding, picnic. 9. Easy things for foreigners in my language – If your motivation is good, you will soon make progress. 10. Difficult things for foreigners in my language- plurals are difficult, The difficulties in writing, The difficulties in understanding:
11. Why should people learn my language?- To communicate

3. So, Russian is different from the other languages
So, Russian is different from the other languages. Let’s have a look on it.
The difficulties in pronunciation:
Difficult letters for pronunciation are hissing letters, letters и-ы, ь, ъ. For example foreigners say words “коска, саска” instead of “кошка, чашка”
It’s difficult to understand soft consonants. For example they say a word “осэн” instead of “осень”.
It is difficult to understand alternation of consonants.
A huge number of hissing and whistling sounds.
The difficulties in grammar:
Genders are difficult. For example in Russian we have tree (it), birch (she), poplar (he).
Russian words change so much. For example, it is possible to hear in foreigner’s speech: “Мой жена пришёл из работа”.
Plurals are different. Compare: tables, books, trees. – столы, книги, деревья
The difficulties in punctuation:
There are a lot of punctuation marks: commas, semicolon, dash, colon, dots.
There are some difficulties in direct speech. (If the author’s words are at the beginning you have to put the colon. If the author’s words are at the end you have to put the dash.
The difficulties in writing:
Difference in writing and pronunciation. For example: вода – [вада], праздник – [празник], дуб- [дуп], жил – [жыл].
The particle “не” isn’t always written with words separately.
The difficulties in understanding:
Difficulties in understanding are idioms, proverbs, sayings, riddles.
For example, “ Красна изба пирогами”. The foreigners ask: “ Зачем красить избу пирогами? ”
Easy things for an English person to say in our language are international words, but difficult ones are proverbs and puzzles.

4. Follow the advice to learn Russian.
We got a lot of questions from our friends. They want to know how to learn Russian.
We advised them:
to work hard and thoughtfully
to do exercises carefully
to listen attentively
to use a dictionary
to use a cassette recorder
to read aloud
to revise often
to check for mistakes
to take notes
to concentrate
to ask to explain/repeat
to do difficult (easy) things first/later
to practice a lot
not to be lazy
not to miss classes
Follow the advice to learn Russian.
You should learn the alphabet and start reading the ABC - book, then our favourite fairy tales and short poems.
You should start a vocabulary notebook and write down all the new words.
You should watch Russian films and listen to Russian songs. Try to learn poems and songs by heart.
You should learn grammar rules and use them in writing
If it is possible try to speak to native speakers of Russian. You may be sure everybody will help and understand you.
Remember! If your motivation is good, you'll soon make a progress.
Welcome to Russia!

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